简体中文
Asia Pacific
Australia to provide more support for students with disabilities
Last Updated: 2013-11-23 08:29 | Xinhua
 Save  Print   E-mail

The Australian government will provide extra resources and teacher training opportunities with the revisions to the More Support for Students with Disabilities ( MSSD) initiative to help students with a disability, Minister for Education Christopher Pyne announced on Saturday.

The MSSD initiative has been in place since 2012 with the aim of providing a more inclusive classroom culture and improving the education of students with a disability.

According to Pyne, the mid-point review of the program showed the current work being done by the states and territories is achieving "great results."

"I look forward to receiving the revised MSSD Implementation Plans from the other states and territories as we work towards further improvements," he said.

According to a statement from him, the arrangements confirmed that Victorian government schools will receive an extra 18.5 million AU dollars (almost 17.17 million U.S. dollars) and Queensland government schools an extra 16.7 million AU dollars ( almost 15.5 million U.S. dollars) to implement revisions to their plans.

The boost means that Victorian and Queensland government schools will share 105.3 million AU dollars (almost 97.71 million U.S. dollars) over the life of the program.

Independent and Catholic schools across Australia will also receive extra funds with 22.7 million AU dollars (almost 21.06 million U.S. dollars) allocated to non-government school programs. Independent schools Australia will receive 18.3 million AU dollars (almost 16.98 million U.S. dollars) and Catholic schools will receive 47 million AU dollars (almost 43.61 million U.S. dollars) over the life of the program.

"The MSSD initiative helps schools and teachers better address the needs of students with a disability," Pyne said.

"The Australian government is dedicated to improving outcomes for school students with disabilities and we recognize the need to continue to work with states, territories and education authorities to achieve greater results," he added.

0
Share to 
Related Articles:
Most Popular
BACK TO TOP
Edition:
Chinese | BIG5 | Deutsch
Link:    
About CE.cn | About the Economic Daily | Contact us
Copyright 2003-2024 China Economic Net. All right reserved